Disco diva Patsy Gallant in Lies My Father Told Me | Daily Xtra Disco diva Patsy Gallant in Lies My Father Told Me Main menu Disco diva Patsy Gallant in Lies My Father Told Me Stars opposite Theodore Bikel in Montreal production Published on Sun, May 15, 2011 8:00 pm. Matthew Hays Patsy Gallant as Edna in the Segal Centre musical adaptation of Lies My Father Told Me. Andrée Lanthier Patsy Gallant says she got her latest role the way any struggling actor does. “I auditioned,” she explains. One might think that a singer and performer as well known and experienced as Gallant might get offered a role, but she is quick to point out that such a career path means constant work and vigilance. “That’s the business. But you know what?

When I went into the audition and read for the part in Lies My Father Told Me, I could see how strong the show is, and I really wanted that part.” Gallant landed the role of Edna, the local prostitute who evades the police while charming the men of Montreal’s Jewish district in the 1920s (the neighbourhood now known as Mile End). The musical, held over until May 29 at Montreal’s Segal Centre, is the latest incarnation of a short story by Ted Allan. It was a CBC radio play (starring William Shatner), a Yiddish-language musical, and most famously a Golden Globe-winning, Oscar-nominated movie in 1975. Allan’s story nostalgically depicts the life of poor immigrant Jews in Montreal, through the eyes of a young boy. Gallant says playing a prostitute came easily. “I just played myself! No, I’m kidding. I really liked the part, and I think the play is worthy of Broadway. The funny thing about my part is I spend a lot of time with the children in the play, but they don’t really know what I’m up to.

They just think I’m a bit eccentric.” While preparing, she declined to watch the ’75 film, which was a groundbreaking hit for Canadian cinema at the time of its release: “I wanted to do my own thing. I’ll watch it now, though.” Gallant is an institution in Quebec. The New Brunswick native settled in Quebec with her family as a young child. She sang along with her siblings in the group called the Gallant Sisters. She went solo in 1967 and eventually hosted her own variety TV program, The Patsy Gallant Show. But it’s her disco cred that gay fans will always remember, in particular the mega hit “From New York to LA,” which has become a dancefloor classic, followed by “Sugar Daddy.” “I was on the British program Top of the Pops twice performing that song,” Gallant recalls. “You know, I don’t really look back at that time. I live in the present. I didn’t really have time to think about it back then. You only realize the impact many years later.” And Gallant says the times weren’t always so good. “The toughest part about this business is making sure you’re working, making money for rent and to eat.

In the ’80s, I went through a very harsh time. I got divorced, lost my TV show, was sued by my manager. The recording business was going through a black hole when cassettes came in. I had a young son I had to provide for.” That’s when Gallant tried her hand at live theatre and found herself in demand as a stage actress, performing in such hits as Nunsense and Starmania. “It was as simple as my saying to myself, ‘Why don’t I try that?’ Being in show business means you’re constantly having to reinvent yourself.” And Gallant says that even when things looked dire, her gay fans never left her side, something she’ll never forget. “I feel so lucky to have them! I have performed several times at Divers/Cité in Montreal. I guess it’s because gay men love divas. And women who dress up. And on my show I used to wear dresses with a slit up to my waist, so there you are. I love those fans right back. “My son has noticed how many gay fans I have.

He turned to me and asked me once, ‘Mom, do you have any women fans?’” OA_show('Leaderboard - incontent article/blog'); Patsy Gallant appears in Lies My Father Told Me at Montreal’s Segal Centre until May 29. segalcentre.org or 514-739-7944 YOU LIKED THIS STORY? LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. Patsy Gallant - Patsy Gallant - Greatest Hits - Amazon.com Music Patsy Gallant Audio CD, Extra tracks, Import, September 6, 2002 "Please retry" $14.99 Free Shipping for Prime Members | Fast, FREE Shipping with Amazon Prime Only 2 left in stock (more on the way). Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available. Special Offers and Product Promotions 2. From New York To L.A. 3. Are You Ready For Love 4. Sugar Daddy 5. Back To The City 6. Every Step Of The Way 7. O Michel 8. Best Of The Woman In Me 9. Slow Down 10. We'll Find A Way 11.

From New York To L.A. (Pasty's Revenge Mix) Album Version 12. From New York To L.A. (Pasty's Revenge Mix) 12 Inches Of Revenge Product Details Audio CD (September 6, 2002) Number of Discs: 1 By David on December 6, 2014 Format: Audio CD|Verified Purchase SUGAR DADDY, ONE OF THE BEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES. By Peter on November 24, 2004 Format: Audio CD I've been a fan of Patsy Gallant forever. She's Canadian (so am i),and has a beautiful voice. The music is late 70s disco and also some great ballads thrown in. I remember as a child seeing The Patsy Gallant Show on tv. She has charisma and charm, and i love every song on this cd. The first time i heard this was on a vinyl record that my father had borrowed from the public library. Thankfully this is now on cd to enjoy forever, and it includes two updated dance remixes of From New York To LA.

There is not a bad cut on this cd, and if you are a fan of 70s disco then you need to get this cd. I always wonder what happened to her. ByA customeron March 26, 2004 Format: Audio CD I, originally, bought this cd 9 years ago, lost it four years later, and last year, found it at HMV store on Yonge street in Toronto. It is the best, and, my most treasured cd in my collection. Patsy Gallant provides us with, not only a beauiful voice, but a range from her classic, From New York to L.A, to the slow and seductive, Best Of The Woman In Me, makes this a must have greatest hits collection.Music might have change a great deal, but I'm glad Patsy Gallant Greastest Hits provides us with a collection to listen to for a long time to come Canadian Bands of the 70s --------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary and Dave The duo of Gary Weeks and Dave Beckett.

Their 1973 single "Could You Ever Love Me Again" topped the chart in Canada, was also a smash hit in Australia and just crept into the US Hot 100 (becoming their only charting single there). They had further hits in Canada such as "I May Never See You Again" and a beautiful cover of Carole King's "It Might as Well Rain Until September". In 1979, they quit the music business to become pilots for Air Canada Could You Ever Love Me Again (1973) btw, I've no idea why that video is set to images of the Clintons LOL --------------------------------------------------------------------- Domenic Troiano Troiano was best known as a member of The Guess Who and The James Gang. His ONLY Top 40 hit in Canada as a solo artist was the Disco themed "We All Need Love" in 1979. He was also a producer, and composer, scoring the music for the 80s TV series "Night Heat". He sadly passed away in 2005.

'We All Need Love' achieved international popularity in the 90s when it was covered by the dance artist Double You We All Need Love (1979) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Thomas He is the brother of SCTV Comedian Dave Thomas, and first gained fame in the 70s with his one and only US Top 40 hit called "Painted Ladies" in 1973. He would have continued success in Canada. As a songwriter, he achieved further American success in the 80s when Santana took his song "Hold On" into the US Top 40. America also had a hit in 1982 with his song "Right Before Your Eyes" and Manfred Mann had a comeback in 1984 with a version of his 1981 song "The Runner".

Australian singer Daryl Braithwaite also had hits in Australia during 1988 with recordings of two Thomas songs: 'As the Days Go By' and 'All I Do' Painted Ladies (1973) Right Before Your Eyes (1977) clip is from the 80s Coming Home (1978) Levity (1988) his last Canadian Top 40 hit as a solo artist --------------------------------------------------------------------- Pagliaro Quebec born Michel Pagliaro had hits in both French and English. His best known single "Loving You Ain't Easy" was his biggest hit in Canada, and also reached the UK Top 40, making him a one hit wonder there. Further hits in Canada followed, the next biggest of which was "What the Hell I Got" in 1975.

His last ever Top 40 on the mainstream chart in Canada was a cover of "Dock of the Bay" in 1977 Loving You Ain't Easy (1971) Rainshowers (1972) Some Sing, Some Dance (1973) J'entends Frapper (1973) What the Hell I Got (1975) --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Raes Cheryl and Robbie Rae, husband and wife disco duo who had several hits during the late 70s.

Their lone US Hot 100 charting single, 'A Little Lovin' (Keeps the Doctor Away)' only reached US #61, but peaked at #5 on the US dance chart Que Sera Sera (1977) A Little Lovin' (Keeps the Doctor Away) (1978) Don't Turn Around (1979) (I Only Wanna) Get Up and Dance (1979) Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: ChEcKeReD DeMoN on 07/17/08 at 2:21 pm Im not sure if the Replacements where 70's ('79???), but Canadian rock 'n roll starts and ends with one of the most under-appreciated guitarists in the history of the world, Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush and his contemporary, Pat Travers. Their musicianship is incredible !!! Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: AmericanGirl on 07/17/08 at 4:51 pm Lots of Canadian artists to love in the 70's!

:D Just a few: and some U.S. one hit wonders to mention: - Ian Thomas Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: VegettoVa90 on 07/17/08 at 6:24 pm One word RUSH Canada has given us some good music over the past few decades, you just have to look past fake garbage like Nickelback, Simple Plan, and Avril Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: cinnabon on 07/17/08 at 6:53 pm Two other great Canadian bands are April Wine and Triumph, who scored their first big hits in 1979 with Roller and Hold on to Your Dreams, respectively and went on to bigger success in the early 80s. 8) Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: whistledog on 07/17/08 at 8:52 pm - The Band (partly Canadian, partly 70's) and some U.S. one hit wonders to mention: - Stampeders Mostly Canadian.

Like Steppenwolf, they were not recognized by CANCON as Canadian artists because they officially formed (under the name they became popular as) in America. Levon Helm was the only member of The Band who wasn't Canadian The Stampeders had another Top 40 in the US with 'Hit the Road Jack' (featuring Wolfman Jack) in 1975 and a minor US chart entry in 1971 with 'Devil You'. In Canada, they had 18 hits (14 which saw the Top 40) between 1968-1976. Lead singer Rich Dodson also hit the Top 40 in Canada with the solo hit 'Julia Get Up' in 1972. In 1979, he went solo full time, and racked up 16 Top 40 hits on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart between 1979-1991 :) Two other great Canadian bands are April Wine and Triumph, who scored their first big hits in 1979 with Roller and Hold on to Your Dreams, respectively and went on to bigger success in the early 80s.

8) April Wine had 2 US charting singles in the 70s, both which reached the Top 40: "You Could Have Been A Lady" in 1972 and "Roller" in 1979. Alot of people wonder what became of April Wine in that gap between '72 and '79, and I have the answer: They were Canada's best kept secret LOL.

From 1971-1979, they had 21 Canadian hits (15 which saw the Top 40) and in their career, they've had a total of 32 Canadian hits (21 of them Top 40) between 1971-1985; 1993 (they broke up in 1985 originally, but reformed in the 90s) Lead singer Myles Goodwyn had a popular solo hit in 1988 with a cover of the 1971 Lee Michaels classic "Do You Know What I Mean" which he sang as a duet with Canadian heavy metal queen Lee Aaron :) Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: Paul on 07/18/08 at 3:02 pm Pagliaro Quebec born Michel Pagliaro had hits in both French and English. His best known single "Loving You Ain't Easy" was his biggest hit in Canada, and also reached the UK Top 40, making him a one hit wonder there. Which is a shame, as he should have had more hits than this...

'Loving You Ain't Easy' is highly reminiscent of something George Harrison would have come up with at the time... Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 07/18/08 at 3:18 pm Gordon Lightfoot (whose music I grew up with) will always be my favorite Canadian singer! :) Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: cinnabon on 07/18/08 at 6:20 pm Bachman Turner Overdrive was another great 70s band out of Canada (Randy Bachman of course was formerly with the Guess Who) If solo singers count here, in addition to Gordon Lightfoot, you also had Anne Murray. Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: saver on 07/18/08 at 7:35 pm I miss 'THE BELLS'....were they married? Related? Was SHE as hot as she sounded? Whatever became of them as I hear Melanie still records and I liked her early work.

Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: whistledog on 07/18/08 at 8:05 pm Which is a shame, as he should have had more hits than this... 'Loving You Ain't Easy' is highly reminiscent of something George Harrison would have come up with at the time... The fact that Pagliaro was able to chart atleast one single overseas is a feat that eluded many Canadian artists of the time, and even still today. Patsy Gallant was also a one hitter in the UK (with 'From New York to LA' in 1976), and just like Pagliaro, she sang in both French and English I miss 'THE BELLS'....were they married? Related? Was SHE as hot as she sounded? Whatever became of them as I hear Melanie still records and I liked her early work. Their keyboardist Frank Mills went solo shortly after they became famous in the early 70s. Officially, The Bells don't record together anymore. Lead singer Cliff Edwards currently owns a restaurant in Gananoque, Ontario.

Last year, The Bells re-grouped for a one concert performance right here in my hometown to help raise money for a local library Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: saver on 07/18/08 at 8:18 pm Their keyboardist Frank Mills went solo shortly after they became famous in the early 70s. Officially, The Bells don't record together anymore. Lead singer Cliff Edwards currently owns a restaurant in Gananoque, Ontario. Last year, The Bells re-grouped for a one concert performance right here in my hometown to help raise money for a local library But then again..WHO was the female? Then of course America got a taste of the Defranco Family in the 70's...Tony(the Canadian Donny Osmond), has appeared since at events...must like it here or has a business that keeps him busy with more music?? Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: whistledog on 07/18/08 at 10:13 pm Their keyboardist Frank Mills went solo shortly after they became famous in the early 70s.

Officially, The Bells don't record together anymore. Lead singer Cliff Edwards currently owns a restaurant in Gananoque, Ontario. Last year, The Bells re-grouped for a one concert performance right here in my hometown to help raise money for a local library But then again..WHO was the female? Her name is Jackie Ralph Then of course America got a taste of the Defranco Family in the 70's...Tony(the Canadian Donny Osmond), has appeared since at events...must like it here or has a business that keeps him busy with more music?? Apparently Tony DeFranco is a real estate agent in Los Angeles The DeFranco's were sort of Canada's version of The Osmonds Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: Badfinger-fan on 07/19/08 at 11:56 am Daniel Band was around in the early 80's but they started in 1979 and were probably the best (in my opinion) contemporary Christian band in the Hard Rock/Metal genre which wasn't too prevalent at the time. their sound has been compared to several bands including April Wine, and somewhat like AC/DC.

here's the Wikipedia on them decent videos of the band are rare, but here's a video that is a good representation of their sound Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: whistledog on 07/19/08 at 7:34 pm Daniel Band was around in the early 80's but they started in 1979 and were probably the best (in my opinion) contemporary Christian band in the Hard Rock/Metal genre which wasn't too prevalent at the time. their sound has been compared to several bands including April Wine, and somewhat like AC/DC. here's the Wikipedia on them decent videos of the band are rare, but here's a video that is a good representation of their sound Wow! Can't say as I've heard of them before.

I'll have to check 'em out :) Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: cooper street relic on 07/20/08 at 10:37 pm Max Webster Ken Tobias Lighthouse ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Man am i ever old if i can remember all these ---------------- Now playing: LightHouse - One Fine Morning via FoxyTunes Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: whistledog on 07/20/08 at 10:49 pm ^ Yes, you are ;D ♦ One of the members of Moxy was Mike Reno, who went on to form and front the band Loverboy ♦ Max Webster lead singer Kim Mitchell would go on to a major successful solo career during the 80s ♦ Ken Tobias wrote the song 'Stay Awhile' which became a smash hit for The Bells ♦ Zon had 3 albums from 1978-1980, the last of which produced their only chart single in Canada with 'For You' (in 1981) Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written

 By: cooper street relic on 07/21/08 at 10:44 pm Thanks for filling all that in for me,,it was late and i was tired ;D Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: terry on 07/28/08 at 10:58 am I miss 'THE BELLS'....were they married?

Related? Was SHE as hot as she sounded? Whatever became of them as I hear Melanie still records and I liked her early work. Melanie still records and I believe had an European tour last year. As to the Bells, yeah, Jackie Ralphs was one hot lady. No idea where she was, but one hell of a memory, Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: terry on 07/28/08 at 11:01 am Greatest Canadian song: Make Me Do Anything You Want by a Foot In Coldwater Bands I love all of those artists. ;) Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: Shacks Train on 08/03/08 at 2:57 am Ken Tobias (ha ha) Buddy & I had a car repair garage years ago & we repaired his old mercedes! Don't hear much about him anymore!

Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: whistledog on 08/03/08 at 3:38 pm Ken Tobias (ha ha) Buddy & I had a car repair garage years ago & we repaired his old mercedes! Don't hear much about him anymore! He still records, but the only way he'd ever re-appear on the Canadian charts was if he put out a gangsta hip-hop album produced by P. Diddy or something like that :D In the 70s, he did have a handful of hits in Canada. I don't believe me made waves in the charts anywhere else in the world, but I could be wrong Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: midnite on 09/11/08 at 8:31 pm Terry Jacks. Singer of "Seasons In The Sun." Wasn't he Canadian (and perhaps still is)? Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: whistledog on 09/11/08 at 10:13 pm Terry Jacks.

Singer of "Seasons In The Sun." Wasn't he Canadian (and perhaps still is)? He is Canadian yes. He used to be a member of The Poppy Family, a group he formed in the 60s with his then wife Susan Jacks. Following the groups demise, both Terry and Susan had great solo careers in Canada. Sadly, Terry became a one hit wonder almost everywhere outside of Canada. Susan did not become a big name outside of Canada Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: Shacks Train on 09/12/08 at 12:11 am heres a blog for Canadian Music Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: seeburg220 on 09/28/08 at 9:58 pm ^ Yes, you are ;D ♦ One of the members of Moxy was Mike Reno, who went on to form and front the band Loverboy Hmmm. I've got the self-titled Moxy CD and it doesn't list him...Did he come later? BTW, "Sail On Sail Away" is one of my all-time, favorite songs.

Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: whistledog on 09/29/08 at 12:04 am Hmmm. I've got the self-titled Moxy CD and it doesn't list him...Did he come later? BTW, "Sail On Sail Away" is one of my all-time, favorite songs. He joined the band in 1977, making his debut as their lead singer on their 1978 album 'Under the Lights'. Ironically the album failed to chart and produced no hit singles Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: Cautious Lip on 01/12/09 at 7:53 pm Rough Trade is a Canadian band from the 70's. In the early 80's they had some success in the United States with songs such as "Birds Of A Feather" and "All Touch".

Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: Frank on 02/10/09 at 10:37 pm I'd have to say my favorite Canadian band of the 70's is April Wine. Having grown up in Montreal, I probably heard more of their songs (since they lived there) than if I was elsewhere, and that probably has an influence as to why it's my fave 70's CDN band The Bells were good too. BTO, Gordon Lightfoot has some good stuff. Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: Taylor on 05/22/09 at 9:54 am RUSH but don't forget the WHO. april wines up there too\\ artists like jackson hawke ian thomas and gary and dave are good but theres better.

Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: whistledog on 05/22/09 at 1:41 pm ^ The Who are from UK Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: Frank on 05/22/09 at 5:32 pm ^ The Who are from UK Wondering if they meant "The Guess who". Hope so. I never really got into RUSH, just something about Geddy Lee's voice that twangled in my spine. Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: whistledog on 05/22/09 at 7:18 pm Wondering if they meant "The Guess who". Hope so. I am betting he did. It would be hard to mix up Roger Daltrey with Burton Cummings lol I never really got into RUSH, just something about Geddy Lee's voice that twangled in my spine. WICKED! It's nice to meet another fellow Canadian who doesn't really care for Rush.

Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: Frank on 05/22/09 at 8:37 pm I am betting he did. It would be hard to mix up Roger Daltrey with Burton Cummings lol WICKED! It's nice to meet another fellow Canadian who doesn't really care for Rush. There is a couple of songs of theirs I like (Subdivions, Spirit of Radio) but his voice...not to my musical taste Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: greg clarke on 10/11/10 at 2:14 pm how about crowbar?( oh what a feeling, the beaver and the eagle, million dollar weekend) and king biscuit boy(uncle pen ,corrina)-great canadian rock and roll!! Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/19/10 at 1:31 am how about crowbar?( oh what a feeling, the beaver and the eagle, million dollar weekend) and king biscuit boy(uncle pen ,corrina)-great canadian rock and roll!!

There was also an American Crowbar. Heavy Metal. Scary dudes from New Orleans. Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: Frank on 10/19/10 at 11:25 pm Michel Pagliaro was a good artist and had lots of hits in the 70s. Ken Tobias too. Crowbar, Valdy, Lighthouse, Trooper, they were all good too. Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: whistledog on 10/20/10 at 12:04 am Michel Pagliaro was a good artist and had lots of hits in the 70s. Ken Tobias too. Crowbar, Valdy, Lighthouse, Trooper, they were all good too. Ken Tobias wrote 'Stay Awhile' for The Bells. He had alot of great songs.

'Every Bit of Love' is the one that comes to mind Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/20/10 at 1:17 am Bryan Adams was in a pop group called "Sweeney Todd" in the late seventies. They must have been from Vancouver. Anyway, I heard about them via Casey Kasem's AT40 when Adams broke big with the "Cuts Like a Knife" album (1983). ??? Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: Frank on 10/20/10 at 9:32 am Bryan Adams was in a pop group called "Sweeney Todd" in the late seventies. They must have been from Vancouver. Anyway, I heard about them via Casey Kasem's AT40 when Adams broke big with the "Cuts Like a Knife" album (1983). ??? Sweeny Todd had a hit 'Roxy Roller" sung by Nick Gilder, in 1976. He sang "Hot child in the city" in late 1978.

Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: whistledog on 10/20/10 at 3:58 pm When Gilder left Sweeney Todd, Adams came in, and a re-record of 'Roxy Roller' became his first chart single in the US (though it only peaked at #99). His only album with the band was 'If Wishes Were Horses' in 1977. Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: Frank on 10/20/10 at 4:32 pm When Gilder left Sweeney Todd, Adams came in, and a re-record of 'Roxy Roller' became his first chart single in the US (though it only peaked at #99). His only album with the band was 'If Wishes Were Horses' in 1977. I never heard Bryan's version, I think. Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: whistledog on 10/20/10 at 4:40 pm I never heard Bryan's version, I think.

Sounds identical to Gilder's version. Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: loki 13 on 11/07/10 at 1:31 pm Since I was just viewing it I thought I might as well share. Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush. Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: Frank on 11/19/10 at 10:27 am I liked a few songs from this band, Toulouse. Especially this one from about 1977 Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/19/10 at 5:11 pm Does Paul Anka count? and many more for your discovery of great guitar rock!!!

Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: basscatfrank on 04/21/12 at 5:36 pm There were many Canadian artists I liked but in particular I liked these: Doug and the Slugs - Although their first hit "Too Bad" didn't chart until 1980, they were around in the 70's April Wine - "Just Between You and Me" was my favorite Lighthouse - "One Fine Morning" Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: Foo Bar on 04/24/12 at 10:06 pm Doug and the Slugs - Although their first hit "Too Bad" didn't chart until 1980, they were around in the 70's HzocrN1zUE8 - Doug and the Slugs, Too Bad. They were active until the late 80s. I remember playing JetFighter: The Adventure (1988, Velocity) and getting good framerates on a 12-MHz 80286...

...to the tune of their last semi-hit, 1988's Tomcat Prowl. (Yes, we do have a retrogaming thread, but the music belongs here :) Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: basscatfrank on 04/25/12 at 12:33 pm I'm going to cheat a little on the years here. There was a one hit wonder from Canada called Motherlode. They hit #18 on the American charts with "When I Die" in '69. It sounds like a Philly or Motown soul group but was really three white guys from north of the border. It was a really nice song. Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: whistledog on 04/25/12 at 6:33 pm HzocrN1zUE8 - Doug and the Slugs, Too Bad. They were active until the late 80s. I remember playing JetFighter: The Adventure (1988, Velocity) and getting good framerates on a 12-MHz 80286...

...to the tune of their last semi-hit, 1988's Tomcat Prowl. (Yes, we do have a retrogaming thread, but the music belongs here :) 'Tomcat Prowl' was their last Top 40 hit in Canada. It appears on their 'Tomcat Prowl' album in 1988, but it's main appearance was on the soundtrack to the 1988 film 'Iron Eagle II' Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: whistledog on 04/25/12 at 6:51 pm I'm going to cheat a little on the years here. There was a one hit wonder from Canada called Motherlode. They hit #18 on the American charts with "When I Die" in '69. It sounds like a Philly or Motown soul group but was really three white guys from north of the border. It was a really nice song. 'When I Die' is a great song. It reached #1 in Canada in August of 1969.

In an interesting note, in 1969, Canadian Content had not been established yet, so it was rare that a Canadian song did so well in the charts up against the American and British acts that were dominant at the time, but when 'When I Die' hit #1, the #2 song in Canada was 'Laughing' by The Guess Who and the #3 song was 'Baby, I Love You' by Andy Kim. A trio of Canadian greats! Motherlode had 2 other hits in Canada ... 1969 - Memories of a Broken Promise 1970 - Dear Old Daddy Bill When Motherlode called it quits in 1970, 3 of the band members launched a new project called Dr. Music, and featuring 60s teen idol Terry Black, their debut single 'Sun Goes By' in 1972 became a smash top 40 hit on the radio. One of my favourites ...

And speaking of (the late great) Terry Black, here in his native Canada, he was a popular teen idol, but in the US, he was a two hit wonder: first in 1964 with 'Unless You Care' and again in 1972 in a duet with his wife Laurel Ward (who was also part of Dr. Music) and the song Goin' Down (the Road to LA) Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: whistledog on 04/25/12 at 7:34 pm Here's a quartet of artists from Canada that were one hit wonders in the US, however none of them reached the US Top 40 Bill Amesbury - Virginia (Touch Me Like You Do) Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: Lisa on 06/20/12 at 12:10 am Lots of very interesting posts here....but I haven't seen a lot of mention of my favourite Canadian 70's band...CHILLIWACK. I had the pleasure of personally meeting them last week at a private function. These gents still bring it!

The show was fantastic! The 'newer' Chilliwack has been together since the mid-90's and the mastermind behind it all is still there...Bill Henderson. Joining him are is brother Ed, bassist Doug Edwards and drummer Jerry Adolphe. Fantastic guys! Favourite songs: Fly at night, I believe, Raino, Lonesome Mary, Crazy Talk. Just sayin...let's not forget this Canadian legend. Right up there with Chilliwack is April Wine, BTO, The Guess Who and Trooper... Cheers all ;D Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: Foo Bar on 06/20/12 at 9:37 pm Right up there with Chilliwack is April Wine, BTO, The Guess Who and Trooper... All those bands have been gone so long. Time to take care of business and rock myself to sleep. (At the risk of raising a little hell, it occurs to me that the latter two terms were euphemisms for the same thing :) And if you think we enjoy our CanCon on this board, you ain't seen nothin' yet.

Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/22/12 at 8:27 pm WEDNESDAY (aka.

WENZDAY) 1971 - "Hang On Girl" / "Velvet Colours" - Ampex AC-1304 1973 - "Last Kiss" / "Without You" - Ampex AC-1325 1974 - "Teen Angel" / "Taking Me Home" - Ampex AC-1355 1974 - "Roses Are Red" / "Ride" - Ampex AC-1362 1974 - "Fly Away" / "Good Time Girl" - Ampex AC-1365 1975 - "She's A Woman" / "Good Time Girl" - Ampex AC-1370 1975 - "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" / "What's On My Mind" - Skyline SKY 001X 1975 - "Loving You Baby" / "Don't Let Me Wait Too Long" - Skyline SKY 003X 1976 - "Doing the Best That I Can" / "Could You Refuse Her" - Skyline SKY 006X as Wenz

day: 1976 - "Ruby Baby" / "Melody Moon" - Skyline SKY 011X 1977 - "Fancy Pants" / "Through Your Head" - Skyline SKY 012X 1977 - "Ride Me" / "Nearly Made It" - Skyline SKY 014X 1977 - "Now You're A Lady" / "Dream Queen" - Skyline SKY 016X 1981 - "Elenore" / "Sheila" Albums 1974 - Last Kiss - Ampex AC-10152 Side 1: "Last Kiss" - "Teen Angel" - "Roses Are Red" - "Tell Laura I Love Her" - "Gloria" Side 2: "What's On My Mind" - "Ride" - "Taking Me Home" - "Don't Let Me Wait Too Long" - "Good Time Girl" 1976 - Loving You Baby - Skyline SKY 10160 Side 1: "Thinking Of You" - "Doin' The Best That I Can

" - "Loving You Baby" - "Fly Away" - "Send A Little Love" Side 2: "Could You Refuse Her" - "Don't Let It Get You Down" - "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" - "Melody Moon" - "I'm Coming Home" - "The Show Will Never End" 1977 - Nearly Made It (as Wenzday) - Skyline SKY 10164-V Side 1: "Ride Me" - "Now You're A Lady" - "Fancy Pants" - "Through Your Head" - "Ruby Baby" Side 2: "Dream Queen" - "I Was Built For Comfort" - "Honey" - "I Nearly Made It" 2003 - "The Singles" - Moondog Records EMC 0403 "Hang On Girl" - "Last Kiss" - Teen Angel" - "Roses Are Red" - "Fly Away" - "She's A Woman" - "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" - "Loving You Baby" - "Doin' The Best That I Can" - "Ruby Baby" - "Fancy Pants" - " Ride Me" - "Now

 Your A Lady" - "Sheila" - "Eleanor" 2003 - "Limited Edition" Moondog Records EMC 0402 "Last Kiss" - "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" - "Doin' The Best That I Can" - "Fly Away" - "Loving You Baby" - "Ride Me" - "Now Your A Lady" - "Dream Queen" - "I'm Comin' Home" - "Sheila" - "Eleanor" Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: Claybricks on 06/22/12 at 9:58 pm Lick 'N' Stick - Mary Ann {1975} Dan Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: warped on 06/23/12 at 7:25 am Bob McBride - Treasure Song Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: Henk on 06/23/12 at 9:14 am Here's a quartet of artists from Canada that were one hit wonders in the US, however none of them reached the US Top 

40 Bill Amesbury - Virginia (Touch Me Like You Do) Ah!

It might not have hit US Top 40, but it did hit Dutch Top 40 (peaked at #27). ;) Subject: Re: Canadian Bands of the 70s Written By: warped on 06/23/12 at 10:37 am Ah! It might not have hit US Top 40, but it did hit Dutch Top 40 (peaked at #27). ;) Believe it or not, he is now "Barbara"

Question: Where was Patsy Gallant travelling to and from in her seventies hit song?
Answer: From New York to LA